Sunday, April 22, 2012

Earth Day

It's Earth Day here again to remind you to take good care of our planet. Today is as good a day as any to Honor Mother Earth!

That means Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle!

The first Earth Day celebration was held in 1970, and sponsored by the
Earth Day Network. This annual celebration is a time when people
worldwide honor our planet and (hopefully) take a few minutes to try to
make a difference in the world.

Although Earth Day isn't an Official Pagan Holiday, many of us in the Pagan community
choose to celebrate it as a way of marking our commitment to stewardship
of our planet. After all, when I began walking a Pagan path, I realized
fairly quickly that if you adhere to the concept of nature being
sacred, it's pretty darn important not to treat our planet as your own
personal garbage dump.

“The spirit of Earth Day 1970 did not just happen;
its roots could include the gradual stirring of environmental
consciousness that accelerated in the 1960s, but that stirring itself
had deeper roots in an American consciousness of a special relationship
with the land, even if that relationship was often abusive. Still, if
there was a year when Wicca (in the broad sense) became “nature
religion,” as opposed to the “mystery religion” or “metaphorical
fertility religion” labels that it had brought from England, that year
was 1970.” - Chas Clifton, Her Hidden Children: The Rise of Wicca and Paganism in America

Everyone must do their part, Regardless of Religious background. We all Share the Planet, and we all have to deal with what happens when we do not take care of the Planet.
Even if it's small, every little effort counts. So please:

Shut off lights you aren't using

Use reusable shopping bags instead of plastic

Plant a Vegetable Garden

Bring your lunch in a reusable container

Walk or Ride a Bike instead of Driving

Don't buy prepackaged snacks and other goods that have a lot of waste (packing your own portion sizes of crackers and snacks using reusable containers instead of plastic baggies)

Introduction

Hi, I'm Kat. I am a solitary practicing Witch and I am writing this blog to share my adventures in all things Pagan and Wicca. I am getting Handfasted to my Partner of 6 years, so a lot of this blog will talk about the upcoming handfasting, as well as Sabbaths and other things that catch my fancy. I hope you all enjoy and keep an open mind. Thank you!
If this is your first time here please read my introduction page Welcome and Introduction
Thank you!